Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Sports Nutrition”

As all of the articles published in our journal are in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022, which are listed below:

1. “Creatine in Health and Disease”
by Richard B. Kreider and Jeffery R. Stout
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 447; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020447
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/447

2. “Effects of Two Months of Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, Muscle Area, and Blood Parameters in Competitive Natural Body Builders”
by Antonio Paoli, Lorenzo Cenci, PierLuigi Pompei, Nese Sahin, Antonino Bianco, Marco Neri,
Massimiliano Caprio and Tatiana Moro
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 374; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020374
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/374

3. “Creatine for Exercise and Sports Performance, with Recovery Considerations for Healthy Populations”
by Antonio Paoli, Lorenzo Cenci, PierLuigi Pompei, Nese Sahin, Antonino Bianco, Marco Neri,
Massimiliano Caprio and Tatiana Moro
Nutrients 2021, 13(6), 1915; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061915
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1915

4. “Caffeine as a Factor Influencing the Functioning of the Human Body—Friend or Foe?”
by Kamil Rodak, Izabela Kokot and Ewa Maria Kratz
Nutrients 2021, 13(9), 3088; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093088
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/9/3088

5. “Creatine Metabolism in Female Reproduction, Pregnancy and Newborn Health”
by Anna Maria Muccini, Nhi T. Tran, Deborah L. de Guingand, Mamatha Philip, Paul A. Della Gatta, Robert Galinsky, Larry S. Sherman, Meredith A. Kelleher, Kirsten R. Palmer, Mary J. Berry et al.
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020490
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/490

6. “Deprescribing Leads to Improved Energy Intake among Hospitalized Older Sarcopenic Adults with Polypharmacy after Stroke”
by Ayaka Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Eiji Kose, Fumihiko Nagano, Takahiro Bise, Yoshifumi Kido, Sayuri Shimazu and Ai Shiraishi
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 443; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030443
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/443

7. “Auditing the Representation of Female Versus Male Athletes in Sports Science and Sports Medicine Research: Evidence-Based Performance Supplements”
by Ayaka Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Eiji Kose, Fumihiko Nagano, Takahiro Bise, Yoshifumi Kido, Sayuri Shimazu and Ai Shiraishi
Nutrients 2022, 14(5), 953; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14050953
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/5/953

8. “Chair-Stand Exercise Improves Sarcopenia in Rehabilitation Patients after Stroke”
by Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Fumihiko Nagano, Takahiro Bise, Sayuri Shimazu,
Ai Shiraishi, Yoshifumi Kido and Ayaka Matsumoto
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 461; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030461
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/461

9. “Screening for Low Energy Availability in Male Athletes: Attempted Validation of LEAM-Q”
by Bronwen Lundy, Monica K. Torstveit, Thomas B. Stenqvist, Louise M. Burke, Ina Garthe, Gary J. Slater, Christian Ritz and Anna K. Melin
Nutrients 2022, 14(9), 1873; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14091873
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1873

10. “Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), a Mediterranean Diet Component, in the Management of Muscle Mass and Function Preservation”
by Sara Salucci, Anna Bartoletti-Stella, Alberto Bavelloni, Beatrice Aramini, William L. Blalock, Francesco Fabbri, Ivan Vannini, Vittorio Sambri, Franco Stella and Irene Faenza
Nutrients 2022, 14(17), 3567; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173567
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/17/3567